International Season 1976/ 77, Part 4 (October 1976)

October

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge earned his first cap for West Germany in a friendly win over Wales.

Miroslav Blazevic managed his second and last match as interim Manager of Switzerland in their loss in a home World Cup qualifier vs. Sweden.

Poland started its World Cup Qualifers with a key win at Portugal (2-0) followed by a comfortable home win vs. Cyprus.

Frank Stapelton scored in his first cap for Republic of Ireland in a friendly at Turkey (3-3).

In a World Cup qualifier at Sofia, Bulgaria held France to a draw (2-2).  This match will be remembered by Scottish referee Ian Foote’s apparent favoritism for the hosts. He awarded a dubious penalty to Bulgaria, which was missed.

He then denied a seemingly clear penalty for a foul on Platini.

Bulgaria’s equalizer was scored on an obvious offside position.

French fans remember sports announcer Thierry Roland’s outburst after the penalty award, when on the air he called Mr. Foote “Mr Foote, you are bastard….”

In a 1985 television interview, Roland apologized to Mr Foote for his outburst.

Date: October 3, 1976

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-CONCACAF-Group 11- North Zone- First Round

Venue: Los Angeles, California- Memorial Coliseum

Referee: Dante Maglio (Canada)

Attendance:  31,171

USA 0-Mexico 0 (-)

Date: October 6, 1976

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Rio de Janeiro - Estádio do Maracanã- Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho 

Referee: Armando Nunes Castanheiras da Rosa Marques (Brazil)

Attendance:          -

Brazil 0-Flamengo (Brazil) 2 (Paulinho, Luís Paulo)

Date: October 6, 1976

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Praha (Prague)- Letná Stadion (Sparta Praha)

Referee: Béla Nagy (Hungary)

Attendance:          15,000

Czechoslovakia 3-Romania 2 (Antonin Panenka 38, Karol Dobias 66, Anton Ondrus 69 / Ilie Balaci 7, Dudu Georgescu 53)

Photo From: se Lvickem na prsou-Authors O.Bartunek, J.Kalat

(Czechoslovakia squad, October 6, 1976, Czechoslovakia 3-Romania 2)

Date: October 6, 1976

Competition: Juan Pinto Durán Cup

Venue: Santiago -Estadio Nacional de Santiago

Referee: Carvajal (Chile)

Attendance:          35,000

Chile 0-Uruguay 0 (-)

Date: October 6, 1976

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Cardiff -Ninian Park

Referee: Robert Mathewson (England)

Attendance:          14,029

Wales 0-West Germany 2 (Franz Beckenbauer 34, Jupp Heynckes 73)

Photo From: Kicker Sportsmagazin

(West Germany squad, October 6, 1976, Wales 0-West Germany 2)

Date: October 9, 1976

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-European Zone-Group 5

Venue: Sofia- Vassil Levski Stadion

Referee: Ian Foote (Scotland)

Attendance: 45,000

Bulgaria 2-France 2 (Hristo Bonev 45, Pavel Panov 68 / Michel Platini 37, Bernard Lacombe 40)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 10, October 1976

(October 9, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, Bulgaria 2-France 2)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 10, October 1976

(October 9, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, Bulgaria 2-France 2)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 11, November 1976

(October 9, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, Bulgaria 2-France 2)

Date: October 9, 1976

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-European Zone-Group 6

Venue: Basel -Saint Jakob Park 

Referee: Olk Hilmi (Turkey)

Attendance:          30,000

Switzerland 1-Sweden 2 (Serge Trinchero 40 pen / Bo Börjesson 29, Thomas Sjöberg 73)

Photo From: L'Equipe de Suisse, Authors Guy Balibouse, Roger Felix, Pierre Tripod, 1993

(October 9, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, Switzerland 1-Sweden 2)

Photo From: L'Equipe de Suisse, Authors Guy Balibouse, Roger Felix, Pierre Tripod, 1993

(October 9, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, Switzerland 1-Sweden 2)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 16, April 1977

(October 9, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, Switzerland 1-Sweden 2)

Date: October 9, 1976

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-European Zone-Group 9

Venue: Pireaus- Yorgos Karaiskaki Stadion (Olympiakos)

Referee: Franz Wöhrer (Austria)

Attendance: 25,255

Greece 1-Hungary 1 (Mimis Papaioannou 68 / Zoltan Kereki 84)

Date: October 10, 1976

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Tiranë (Tirana)- Stadiumi Kombetar ‘Qemal Stafa’

Referee: Ramiz Pregja (Albania)

Attendance:          15,000

Albania 3-Algeria 0 (Shyqyiri Ballgjini 30, Ilir Pernaska 31, 80)

Date: October 10, 1976

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-CONCACAF-Group 11- North Zone- First Round

Venue: Vancouver-Empire Stadium

Referee: Toros Kibritjan (USA)

Attendance:  -

Canada 1-Mexico 0 (Les Parsons 32)

Date: October 10, 1976

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-African Zone-Group 12- Preliminaries for Zone 2

Venue: Acra

Referee: Koudou (Ivory Coast)

Attendance: -

Ghana 2-Guinea 1 (???)

Date: October 10, 1976

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-European Zone-Group 8

Venue: Sevilla -Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán

Referee: Menahem Ashkenazi (Israel)

Attendance:          30,000

Spain 1-Yugoslavia 0 (Pirri 84 pen)

Photo From: Todo Sobre La Seleccion Espanola, Felix Martialay, 2006

(Spain squad, October 10, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, Spain 1-Yugoslavia 0)

Date: October 12, 1976

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Lima

Referee: -

Attendance:          -

Peru 0-Uruguay 0 (-)

Date: October 13, 1976

Competition: Dittborn Cup

Venue: Buenos Aires-Estadio de Vélez Sarsfield - José Amalfitani

Referee: Ramón Ivanoes Barreto Ruiz (Uruguay)

Attendance:          40,000

Argentina 2-Chile 0 (Osvaldo Ardiles 2, Daniel Bertoni 38)

Date: October 13, 1976

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-European Zone-Group 2

Venue: London – Wembley Stadium

Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)

Attendance: 92,000

England 2-Finland 1 (Dennis Tueart 4, Joe Royle 52 / Jyrki Nieminen 48')

Photo From: Onze, Issue 11, November 1976

(October 13, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, England 2-Finland 1)

Photo From: World Soccer, January 1977

(October 13, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, England 2-Finland 1)

Photo From: World Soccer, November 1976

(October 13, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, England 2-Finland 1)

Photo From: England, The Complete Post-War Record, Author Mike Payne

(October 13, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, England 2-Finland 1)

Date: October 13, 1976

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-European Zone-Group 4

Venue: Rotterdam-De Kuip-Feyenoord Stadion

Referee: Angel Franco Martinez (Spain)

Attendance:          56,000

Holland 2-Northern Ireland 2 (Ruud Krol 64, Johann Cruijff 67 / Roland McGrath 4, Derek Spence 88)

Photo From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989

(Holland squad, October 16, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, Holland 2-Northern Ireland 2)

Date: October 13, 1976

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Ankara -19 Mayıs Stadyumu (19^th May Stadium)

Referee: Milos Galic (Yugoslavia)

Attendance:          -

Turkey 3-Republic of Ireland 3 (Cemil Turan 51 70, İsa Ertürk 64 / Frank Stapleton 3, Gerry Daly 14, Joseph Waters 80)

Date: October 13, 1976

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Wien (Vienna)-Praterstadion

Referee: Johannes ‘Jan’ Keizer (Holland) 

Attendance:          38,000

Austria 2-Hungary 4 (Hans Krankl 15, 51 / Tibor Nyilasi 4, 7, Zoltan Kereki 53, 65)

Photo From: Österreichs Fußball Länderspiele Chronik 1902 – 1993, Author: Anton Egger

(Austria squad, October 13, 1976, Austria 2-Hungary 4)

Photo From: Österreichs Fußball Länderspiele Chronik 1902 – 1993, Author: Anton Egger

(October 13, 1976, Austria 2-Hungary 4)

Date: October 13, 1976

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-European Zone-Group 7

Venue: Praha (Prague)- Letná Stadion (Sparta Praha)

Referee: Alberto Michelotti (Italy)

Attendance: 38,000

Czechoslovakia 2-Scotland 0 (Antonin Panenka 46, Ladislav Petras 48)

Photo From: se Lvickem na prsou-Authors O.Bartunek, J.Kalat

(Czechoslovakia squad, October 13, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, Czechoslovakia 2-Scotland 0)

Date: October 15, 1976

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-CONCACAF-Group 11- North Zone- First Round

Venue: Puebla, Estadío Cuauhtémoc

Referee: Werner Winseman (Canada)

Attendance:  35,000

Mexico 3- USA 0 (Francisco Solís 28, Pedro Damián 40,Hugo Dávila 83 pen)

Date: October 15, 1976

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Bogotá, Estadio Distrital Nemesio Camacho ‘El Campin’

Referee: -

Attendance:          -

Colombia 1-Uruguay 2 (???)

Date: October 16, 1976

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-African Zone-Group 12- Preliminaries for Zone 2

Venue: Freetown

Referee: Turkson (Ghana)

Attendance: -

Sierra Leone 0-Nigeria 0 (-)

Date: October 16, 1976

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-European Zone-Group 2

Venue: Letzebuerg (Luxembourg)-Stade Municipal de Luxembourg

Referee: Ernst Dörflinger (Switzerland)

Attendance: 9,000

Luxembourg 1-Italy 4 (Nico Braun 86/ Francesco Graziani 24, Roberto Bettega 44,81, Giancarlo Antognoni 50)

Photo From: Federation Luxembourgeoise de Football , 75 and de football au Grand-Duche de Luxembourg  1908-1983

(Luxembourg squad, October 16, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, Luxembourg 1-Italy 4)

Photo From: Officla match Programme, England v Luxembourg, 1977

(Luxembourg squad, October 16, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, Luxembourg 1-Italy 4)

Photo From: La Nazionale Italiana, 1978

(Italy squad, October 16, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, Luxembourg 1-Italy 4)

Photo From: 90 Joer Letzebuerger Footballfederatioun / 90 ans Federation Luxembourgeoise de Football

(October 16, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, Luxembourg 1-Italy 4)

Date: October 16, 1976

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-European Zone-Group 1

Venue: Porto- Estadio das Antas

Referee: Michel Kitabdijan (France)

Attendance:          30,000

Portugal 0-Poland 2 (Grzegorz Lato 49,77)

Date: October 17, 1976

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-African Zone-Group 12- Preliminaries for Zone 2

Venue: Lome

Referee: Dwomoh (Ghana)

Attendance: -

Togo 1-Senegal 0 (???)

Date: October 17, 1976

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-African Zone-Group 12- Preliminaries for Zone 2

Venue: Brazzaville

Referee: Gumboh (Zambia)

Attendance: -

Congo 2-Cameroon 2 (???)

Date: October 20, 1976

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Jakarta

Referee: -

Attendance:          -

Indonesia 1-Australia 1 (Rizal 83 / Atti Abonyi 5)

Date: October 20, 1976

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-CONCACAF-Group 11- North Zone- First Round

Venue: Seattle, Washington- Kingdome

Referee: Rubio Vasquez (Mexico)

Attendance:  17,675

USA 2-Canada 0 (Miro Rys 55, Julie Veee 81)

Date: October 20, 1976

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Quito

Referee: -

Attendance: -

Ecuador 2-Uruguay 2 (Angel Luis Liciardi, José Villafuerte / Waldemar Victorino 2 goals)

Date: October 22, 1976

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Singapore -National Stadium

Referee: Lee

Attendance:          40,000

Singapore 0-Australia 1 (Peter Ollerton 48)

Date: October 24, 1976

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Hong Kong -Hong Kong Stadium

Referee: -

Attendance:          -

Hong Kong 0-Australia 2 (Atti Abonyi 35 pen, John Nyskohus 44)

Date: October 27, 1976

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-CONCACAF-Group 11- North Zone- First Round

Venue: Toluca- La Bombonera

Referee: Henry Landauer (USA)

Attendance:  -

Mexico 0- Canada 0 (-)

Date: October 27, 1976

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Sliven, Central Stadium

Referee: Aloisi Jarguz (Poland)

Attendance:          25,000

Bulgaria 0-East Germany 4 (Joachim Streich 38, 40, Gert Heidler 63, Hartmut Schade 66)

Photo From: FUWO, Issue 4, November 2, 1976

(October 27, 1976, Bulgaria 0-Eat Germany 4)

Photo From: FUWO, Issue 4, November 2, 1976

(October 27, 1976, Bulgaria 0-Eat Germany 4)

Date: October 27, 1976

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-European Zone-Group 1

Venue: København (Copenhagen)- Idrætsparken

Referee: Jaques Colling (Luxemburg)

Attendance: 30,600

Denmark 5-Cyprus 0 (Benny Nielsen 54, Henning Jensen 60 pen, 64, Per Røntved 68 pen, Jørgen Kristensen 75)

Date: October 28, 1976

Competition: Castilla Cup

Venue: Lima- Estadio Nacional José Diaz

Referee: José Ramírez (Perú)

Attendance:          25,000

Peru 1-Argentina 3 (Guillermo La Rosa 19 / Alfredo Quesada (own goal) 2, Daniel Passarella 75, Rene Houseman 78)

Date: October 29, 1976

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-African Zone-Group 12- Preliminaries for Zone 2

Venue: Cairo

Referee: Menegali (Italy)

Attendance: -

Egypt 3-Ethiopia 0 (???)

Date: October 30, 1976

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-African Zone-Group 12- Preliminaries for Zone 2

Venue: Lagos

Referee: Matovu (Tanzania)

Attendance: -

Nigeria 6- Sierra Leone 2 (??)

Date: October 31, 1976

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-African Zone-Group 12- Preliminaries for Zone 2

Venue: Dakar

Referee: Naciri (Morocco)

Attendance: -

Senegal 1- Togo 1 (???)

Date: October 31, 1976

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-African Zone-Group 12- Preliminaries for Zone 2

Venue: Conacri

Referee: Aouissi (Algeria)

Attendance: -

Guinea 2- Ghana 1 (???)

Date: October 31, 1976

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-African Zone-Group 12- Preliminaries for Zone 2

Venue: Yaounde

Referee: N'Jai (Gambia)

Attendance: -

Cameroon 1-Congo 2 (???) (match called off 82^nd minute due to riots, awarded 0-2)

Date: October 31, 1976

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-European Zone-Group 1

Venue: Warszawa (Warsaw), Stadion Dziesięciolecia (Decade Stadium)

Referee: György Müncz (Hungary)

Attendance:          50,000

Poland 5-Cyprus 0 (Kazimierz Deyna 24 pen, 40, Andrzej Szarmach 25, Zbigniew Boniek 58, Stanisław Terlecki 76)

Photo From: Bialo Czerwoni 1921-2001, Author Andrzej Gowarzewski

(Poland squad, October 31, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, Poland 5-Cyprus 0)

Date: October 31, 1976

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-European Zone-Group 3

Venue: İzmır -Kemal Atatürk Stadyumu

Referee: Michel Jursa (Czechoslovakia)

Attendance:          68,034

Turkey 4-Malta 0 (Mehmet Ozgul 22, Cemil Turan 55, 57, 75)